List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2023
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2023, including launches planned for 2023 without a specific launch date.
For all other spaceflight activities, see 2023 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2023, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023. For launches in 2024, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024.
Orbital launches
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | |||
| Remarks | ||||||||
July | ||||||||
| 1 July 15:12:00[1] |
 Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-236 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
 Euclid |
ESA | Sun–Earth L2 | Astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Launch vehicle changed from Soyuz ST-B due to the indefinite suspension of Soyuz launches from Kourou in February 2022.[2] | ||||||||
| 5 July 22:00:07[3] |
 Ariane 5 ECA |
VA261 | Kourou ELA-3 |
Arianespace | ||||
 Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) |
DLR | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2)[4] |
DGA | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Final Ariane 5 launch. | ||||||||
| 7 July 19:29:50[1] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 5-13 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 48 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last launch of Starlink v1.5 satellites from Vandenberg. Last launch of Starlink Group 5 Satellites from Vandenberg. | ||||||||
| 9 July 11:00[5] |
 Long March 2C / YZ-1S |
2C-Y52 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1A |
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 1B |
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
| 10 July 03:58:50[1] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-5 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 July 01:00:05[6] |
Zhuque-2 |
Y2 | Jiuquan LS-96 |
LandSpace | ||||
| No payload | LandSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | In orbit | Successful | |||
| Second orbital flight attempt for Zhuque-2. First successful launch of a methane fueled orbital rocket.[7] | ||||||||
| 14 July 09:05:17[8] |
 LVM 3 |
M4 | Satish Dhawan SLP |
ISRO | ||||
| Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion module |
ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar orbiter | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Vikram |
ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar lander | 23 August 2023 12:32[9] | Successful | |||
| Pragyan |
ISRO | Selenocentric | Lunar rover | Successful | ||||
| Chandrayaan-3 Mission. Mission repeat of Chandrayaan-2. | ||||||||
| 16 July 03:50:00[10] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 5-15 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 54 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last launch of Starlink v1.5 satellites from Cape Canaveral And Kennedy. Last launch of Starlink Group 5 Satellites from Cape Canaveral. | ||||||||
| 18 July 01:27[11] |
Electron |
"Baby Come Back" |  Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
 Telesat LEO 3 |
Telesat | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 2 |
Spire Global | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Starling × 4 |
NASA | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Rideshare Mission. | ||||||||
| 20 July 03:20[12] |
Kuaizhou 1A |
Y22 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
ExPace | ||||
| Tianmu-1 07–10 |
Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 20 July 04:09:30[13] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-15 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 15 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Vandenberg. | ||||||||
| 22 July 05:07[14] |
Ceres-1 |
Y6 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Qiankun-1 |
CSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingshidai-16 (Tai'an) |
ADASpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Lemon Tree". | ||||||||
| 23 July 02:50[15] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y91 | Taiyuan LC-9 |
CASC | ||||
| Lingxi-03 |
Galaxy Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Skysight AS-01 |
Skysight | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Skysight AS-02 |
Skysight | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Skysight AS-03 |
Skysight | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 24 July 00:50:30[13] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-6 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 July 20:02[16] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y81 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 36-05A |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 36-05B |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 36-05C |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 July 04:01:10[17] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-7 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 July 03:04[17] |
Falcon Heavy |
FH-007 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24)[18] |
EchoStar | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| With a mass of 9.2 tonnes, Jupiter-3 is the heaviest commercial geostationary satellite to have ever launched.[19] | ||||||||
| 30 July 01:00[20] |
PSLV-CA |
C56 | Satish Dhawan FLP |
NSIL | ||||
 DS-SAR |
DSTA | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ARCADE |
NTU | Low Earth | Ionospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Galassia-2 |
NUS | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ NuLIoN |
NuSpace | Low Earth | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  ORB-12 STRIDER[21] |
OrbAstro | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SCOOB-II |
NTU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Velox-AM |
NTU | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
August | ||||||||
| 2 August 00:31:17[22] |
Antares 230+ |
MARS LP-0A |
Northrop Grumman | |||||
| Cygnus NG-19 S.S. Laurel Clark |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 9 January 2024 18:22 | Successful | |||
| Final flight of the Antares 230+ variant.[23] | ||||||||
| 3 August 03:47[24] |
Long March 4C |
4C-Y44 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Fengyun 3F[25] |
CMA | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 3 August 05:00[22] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-243 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 (Galaxy 13R) |
Intelsat | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Galaxy 37, also known as Galaxy 13R and Horizons-4, will replace Galaxy 13.[26][27] Last Satellite in Intelsat Galaxy Satellite fleet. | ||||||||
| 7 August 02:41:10[22] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-8 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 7 August 13:19:25[28] |
 Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2569 (GLONASS-K2 13L (K2 №1)) |
VKS | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First GLONASS-K2 satellite. | ||||||||
| 8 August 03:57:00[29] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-20 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 15 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last launch of Starlink Group 6 Satellites from Vandenberg. | ||||||||
| 8 August 22:53[30] |
Long March 2C |
2C-Y46 | Taiyuan LA-9 |
CASC | ||||
| S-SAR 02 (Huanjing-2F) |
Ministry of Emergency Management | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 August 04:03:50[31] |
Ceres-1 |
Y7 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Diwei Zhineng Yingji-1 (Henan Ligong-1) |
Diwei Space Technology / SASERI / Suzhou Skyscanner | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xi'an Hangtou × 4 |
Xi'an Aerospace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xiguang-1 01 |
XiopmSPACE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingchi-1B |
Ellipse SpaceTime | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Lucky 7". | ||||||||
| 10 August 23:10:57[32] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat |
Vostochny Site 1S |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Luna 25 |
IKI RAN | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 19 August 11:57 | Spacecraft failure | |||
| First mission of the Luna-Glob Moon exploration programme, supposed to land near Boguslawsky crater. Contact with the spacecraft was lost on 19 August during an anomalous orbit lowering maneuver, and Roscosmos announced the following day that as a result of the maneuver the spacecraft entered an unplanned orbit and crashed on the Moon surface.[32] | ||||||||
| 11 August 05:17:40[33] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-9 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 12 August 17:26[34] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y92 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Ludi Tance-4 01A (L-SAR 04A) |
Ministry of Natural Resources | IGSO | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First SAR satellite in (inclined) geosynchronous orbit. | ||||||||
| 14 August 05:32[35] |
Kuaizhou 1A |
Y21 | Xichang |
ExPace | ||||
| Jiaotong 06–10 (HEAD 3A–3E) |
HEAD Aerospace | Low Earth | AIS ship tracking | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 August 03:36:50[36] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-10 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 20 August 17:45[37] |
Long March 4C |
4C-Y56 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Gaofen 12-04 |
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 August 09:37:50[38] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-1 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 21 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 100th Starlink launch. First launch of Starlink Group 7 Satellites. | ||||||||
| 23 August 01:08:10[39] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
 Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress MS-24 / 85P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 13 February 2024 05:16 UTC | Successful | |||
| 23 August 18:50[40] |
 Chŏllima 1 |
Sohae |
NADA | |||||
| Malligyong-1 F2 |
NADA | Low Earth (SSO) | Flight test | 23 August | Launch failure | |||
| Second orbital launch attempted of Chollima-1. Launch failed because of an anomalous activation of the flight termination system during the flight of the third stage. | ||||||||
| 23 August 23:45[41] |
Electron |
"We Love The Nightlife" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| Acadia-1 (Capella-11) |
Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. First reuse of a previously flown Rutherford engine. | ||||||||
| 25 August 04:59[42] |
Ceres-1 |
Y8 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A (HKUST-Xiongbin-1) |
Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "Cornfield Chase". | ||||||||
| 26 August 07:27:27[43] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-249 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX Crew-7 |
SpaceX / NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 69/70 | 12 Mar 2024 09:47 | Successful | |||
| Seventh operational Crew Dragon mission to the ISS. | ||||||||
| 27 August 01:05:40[44] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-11 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 31 August 07:36[45] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y82 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 39-01A |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-01B |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-01C |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
September | ||||||||
| 1 September 02:21:50[46] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-13 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 2 September 06:20[47] |
PSLV-XL |
C57 | Satish Dhawan SLP |
ISRO | ||||
| Aditya-L1 |
ISRO | Sun–Earth L1 | Heliophysics | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First ISRO Mission dedicated to the study of the Sun. First Indian Satellite to reach a Sun–Earth Lagrange Point. | ||||||||
| 2 September 14:25[48] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-252 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| TOTL A-Class 7-13 (Wildfire 1-7) |
SDA | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TOTL B-Class 4 (Checkmate 10) |
SDA | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TOTL B-Class 5-7 (Wildfire 8-10) |
SDA | Low Earth | Military communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| TOTR 3,4 (BB 3,4) |
SDA | Low Earth | Early warning | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Second of two launches for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer (Tranche 0B Mission). | ||||||||
| 4 September 02:47:20[49] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-12 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 21 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 September 09:34:45[50] |
Ceres-1S |
Y1 | DeFu 15002 platform, Yellow Sea |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Tianqi 21–24 |
Guodian Gaoke | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "The Little Mermaid". First sea launch of Ceres-1 and maiden flight of the Ceres-1S variant. | ||||||||
| 6 September 18:14[51] |
Long March 4C |
4C-Y53 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 33-03 |
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 September 23:42:11[52] |
 H-IIA 202 |
F47 | Tanegashima LA-Y1 |
MHI | ||||
| XRISM |
JAXA / NASA | Low Earth | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SLIM |
JAXA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar lander | 19 January 2024 15:20[53] | Operational | |||
| LEV-1[54] |
JAXA | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar Hopper | Operational | ||||
| LEV-2[55] |
Tomy / JAXA / Doshisha University | TLI to lunar surface | Lunar rover | Operational | ||||
| Launch of X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM). Lunar Excursion Vehicle-2 or Sora-Q previously flew on the Hakuto-R Mission 1. | ||||||||
| 9 September 03:12:50[49] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-14 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 September 04:40[49] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y5 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 40-01A |
CAS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 40-01B |
CAS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 40-01C |
CAS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 10 September 12:47:00[56] |
Atlas V 551 |
AV-102 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
ULA | ||||
| Silentbarker 1 (USA-346)[57] |
NRO | Geosynchronous | Space domain awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Silentbarker 2 (USA-347)[57] |
NRO | Geosynchronous | Space domain awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Silentbarker 3 (USA-348)[57] |
NRO | Geosynchronous | Space domain awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NROL-107 mission. Final NRO launch on an Atlas V. | ||||||||
| 12 September 06:57:50[58] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-2 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 21 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 September 02:28[59] |
Firefly Alpha |
FLTA003[60] | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
Firefly | ||||
| Victus Nox |
Space Systems Command | Low Earth (SSO) | Space domain awareness | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tactically Responsive Space-3 (TacRS-3) mission. | ||||||||
| 15 September 15:44:35[61] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Soyuz MS-24 |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | Expedition 69/70 | 6 April 2024 07:17 UTC | Successful | |||
| 16 September 03:38:20[58] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-16 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 September 04:13[62] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y83 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 39-02A |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-02B |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-02C |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 19 September 06:55[63] |
Electron |
"We Will Never Desert You" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| Acadia-2 (Capella-12) |
Capella Space | Low Earth | Earth observation | 19 September | Launch failure | |||
| Second of four dedicated launches for Capella Space. The launch failed due to a second stage anomaly. | ||||||||
| 20 September 03:38:10[63] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-17 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| A record 17th launch of a single booster (B1058)[64] | ||||||||
| 21 September 04:59:10[65] |
Ceres-1 |
Y11 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Jilin-1 Gaofen-04B |
Chang Guang Satellite Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 21 September | Launch failure | |||
| Mission designated "Autumn Sonata". | ||||||||
| 24 September 03:38:30[63] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-18 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 September 08:48:20[63] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-3 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 21 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 September 20:15[66] |
Long March 4C |
4C-Y54 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 33-04 |
CAS | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 September ≈06:00[67] |
 Qased |
Shahroud Space Center |
IRGC | |||||
| ⚀ Noor-3 |
IRGC | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 September 02:00[68] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-19 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
October | ||||||||
| 5 October 00:24[69] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y84 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 39-03A |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-03B |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-03C |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 5 October 05:36:30[70] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-21 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 6 October 18:06[71] |
Atlas V 501 |
AV-104 | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
ULA | ||||
| KuiperSat-1 |
Kuiper Systems (Amazon) | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| KuiperSat-2 |
Kuiper Systems (Amazon) | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of nine Atlas V launches for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellite internet constellation. Mission Designated "Project Kuiper Protoflight". Last flight of the 501 configuration. | ||||||||
| 9 October 01:36[72] |
 Vega |
VV23 | Kourou ELV |
Arianespace | ||||
 THEOS-2 |
GISTDA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
 TRITON |
NSPO | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  ANSER-Leader |
INTA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 9 October | Deployment failure[73] | |||
| ⚀ ANSER-Follower 1 |
INTA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ANSER-Follower 2 |
INTA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  CSC-1 |
ISISPACE | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ CSC-2 |
ISISPACE | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  ESTCube-2 |
Estonian Student Satellite Foundation / Tartu Observatory | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 9 October | Deployment failure[73] | |||
⚀  MACSAT |
OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ N3SS |
CNES / U-Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PRETTY |
ESA / TU Graz | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  PROBA V-CC |
ESA / Aerospacelab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) #5 rideshare mission.[74][failed verification] | ||||||||
| 9 October 07:43[70] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-4 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 21 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 13 October 14:19:43[75] |
Falcon Heavy |
FH-008 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| Psyche |
NASA | Heliocentric | Asteroid orbiter | In orbit | En route | |||
| First NASA Mission on a Falcon Heavy. | ||||||||
| 13 October 23:01:10[70] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-22 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 15 October 00:54[76] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y77 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Yunhai-1 04 |
SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 October 00:39:00[77] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-23 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 October 08:23[77] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-5 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 21 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 October 02:17[77] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-24 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 October 20:03[78] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y85 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 39-04A |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-04B |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-04C |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 October 03:14:02[79] |
Long March 2F/G |
2F-Y17 | Jiuquan SLS-1 |
CASC | ||||
| Shenzhou 17 |
CMSA | Low Earth (TSS) | Crewed spaceflight | 30 April 2024 09:46 | Successful | |||
| Sixth crewed flight to the Tiangong space station. | ||||||||
| 27 October 06:04:43[80] |
Soyuz-2.1b |
Plesetsk Site 43/3 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2570 (Lotos-S1 №7) |
VKS | Low Earth | ELINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2571 |
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Kosmos 2571 Subsat |
VKS | Low Earth | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The secondary payload was released by the Lotos-S1 satellite a few days after the launch.[81] | ||||||||
| 29 October 09:00:00[82] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-6 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 October 23:20:30[82] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-25 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 31 October 22:50[83] |
Long March 6A |
6A-Y4 | Taiyuan LA-9A |
CASC | ||||
| Tianhui 5A |
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianhui 5B |
CNSA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
November | ||||||||
| 3 November 14:54[84] |
Long March 7A |
7A-Y6 | Wenchang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| TJS-10 |
SAST | Geosynchronous | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 November 00:37:20[82] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-26 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 November 05:05:30[85] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-27 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 9 November 11:23[86] |
Long March 3B/E |
3B-Y94 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| ChinaSat 6E |
China Satcom | Geosynchronous | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| The satellite will replace ChinaSat 6B. | ||||||||
| 10 November 01:28:14[85] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-271 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| SpaceX CRS-29 |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 22 December 17:33 | Successful | |||
| AWE |
Space Dynamics Laboratory | Low Earth (ISS) | Atmospheric research | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ILLUMA-T |
NASA | Low Earth (ISS) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BEAK[87] |
University of Tokyo[88] / Nihon University / JAXA[89] | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Clark Sat-1 AMBITIOUS[90] |
Clark Memorial International High School / UT[88] / ArkEdge Space[89] | Low Earth | Educational | In orbit | Operational | |||
| NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) instrument will be delivered to the ISS on this flight.[91] BEAK and Clark sat-1 were deployed into orbit from the ISS on 18 December 2023. | ||||||||
| 11 November 18:49:00[92] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Transporter-9 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| ION SCV-013 Ultimate Hugo[93] |
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mira 2 (LEO Express-1)[94] |
Impulse Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| SpaceVan[95] |
Exotrail | Low Earth (SSO) | Space tug | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Aether-1[96] |
Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Aether-2[96] |
Kepler | Low Earth (SSO) | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| FalconSAT-X[97] |
USAFA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
 ICEYE × 4[96] |
ICEYE | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Pelican-1[98] |
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Umbra-07[99] |
Umbra Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Umbra-08[99] |
Umbra Lab | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ B1B2 Barry[100] |
Rogue Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Debris removal | In orbit | Spacecraft failure[101] | |||
| ⚀ BRO-10[102] |
UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ BRO-11[102] |
UnseenLabs | Low Earth (SSO) | SIGINT | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Connecta T3.1[103] |
Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Connecta T3.2[103] |
Plan-S | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Crypto3[93] |
Cryptosat | Low Earth (SSO) | Blockchain | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Djibouti-1A[104] |
University of Djibouti | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  EPICHyper-3 (Wyvern-3)[93] |
AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
| ⚀ Flock 4q × 36[98] |
Planet Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ GENMAT-1[105] |
GenMat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ GHGSat × 3[106] |
GHGSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Gossamer-Vendelinus (Picacho)[107] |
LunaSonde | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 11 November | Deployment failure[108] | |||
| ⚀ HERON Mk. II[109] |
University of Toronto | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Intuition-1[93] |
AAC Clyde Space / KP Labs | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ IRIS-C2 (Taurus-1)[96] |
NCKU / SATORO | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | 2025-08-17[110] | Success | |||
⚀  JINJUSat-1[107] |
CONTEC Co. | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 11 November | Deployment failure[108] | |||
| ⚀ KAFASAT[111] |
KAFA | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lemur-2 × 8[106] |
Spire Global | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ MANTIS[112] |
Open Cosmos / Satlantis | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ NinjaSat[113] |
Riken | Low Earth (SSO) | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Observer-1A[114] |
Nara Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OrbAstro TR1[96] |
OrbAstro | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OrbAstro PC1[96] |
OrbAstro | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OMNI-LER1[115] |
Internet Think Tank | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ OSW Cazorla[93] |
Odyssey SpaceWorks | Low Earth (SSO) | Astrobiology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Outpost Mission 2[116] |
Outpost Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PEARL-1C[117] |
Foxconn | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PEARL-1H[117] |
Foxconn | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PiCo-IoT × 9[93] |
Apogeo Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ PLATERO[118] |
Regional Government of Andalusia | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Platform 5[96] |
EnduroSat | Low Earth (SSO) | Payload hosting | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ProtoMéthée-1[119] |
PROMÉTHÉE Earth Intelligence | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ SPIP[120] |
University of Melbourne | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  STORK-7 / Aman-1[107] |
SatRevolution / ETCO | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | 11 November | Deployment failure[108] | |||
| ⚀ Tiger-5[96] |
OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Tiger-6[96] |
OQ Technology | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Time We'll Tell[121] |
TrustPoint | Low Earth (SSO) | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀   Veronika[122] |
Spacemanic / TU Košice | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Ymir-1[93] |
AAC Clyde Space / Saab AB / Orbcomm | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
| ▫ Hello Test 1[123] |
Hello Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Hello Test 2[123] |
Hello Space | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Hydra-1 / HADES-2[93] |
Hydra Space / AMSAT EA | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  ROM-3[93] |
FRR | Low Earth (SSO) | Amateur radio | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  SpaceANT-D[93] |
SpaceIn | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
| ▫ Tartan-Artibeus-2[93] |
CMU | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Awaiting deployment | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2J[93] |
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2K[93] |
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Dedicated SmallSat Rideshare mission to Sun-synchronous orbit, designated Transporter-9. ION SCV-013 carries KP Labs' Antelope, Genergo's Gen-03, PICOSATS' Radiosat&Beamasat and StarDustMe's SD-2 as hosted payloads.[93] An Alba Cluster mission was launched on this flight.[124] Djibouti-1A is Djibouti's first satellite. Aman-1 is Oman's first satellite. | ||||||||
| 12 November 21:08[85] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-273 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| O3b mPOWER 5 (O3b FM25) |
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| O3b mPOWER 6 (O3b FM26) |
SES S.A. | Medium Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 16 November 03:55[125] |
Long March 2C / YZ-1S |
2C-Y56 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Haiyang-3A |
Ministry of Natural Resources | Low Earth (SSO) | Oceanography | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 18 November 05:05:50[126] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-28 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 20 November 10:30:40[126] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-7 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 November 13:42:28[127] |
Chŏllima 1 |
Sohae |
NADA | |||||
| Malligyong-1 F3 |
NADA | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Third orbital launch attempt of Chollima-1 and first successful launch following two consecutive failures. | ||||||||
| 22 November 07:47:40[128] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-29 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 23 November 10:00:08[129] |
Long March 2D / YZ-3 |
2D-Y59 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2A |
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2B |
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 2C |
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
| 25 November 20:58:07[130][131] |
Soyuz-2.1b |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2572 (Razdan №1) |
VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 28 November 04:20:00[128] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-30 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
December | ||||||||
| 1 December 09:25:11[132] |
Soyuz-2.1a |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Progress MS-25 / 86P |
Roscosmos | Low Earth (ISS) | ISS logistics | 29 May 2024 11:48 | Successful | |||
| The Payload fairing of the Progress MS-25 mission carried an insignia dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Buran reusable orbiter flight on 15 Nov. 1988. The rocket also carried logos dedicated to the 100th birthday anniversary of Aleksandr Maksimov, the first chief of the Main Space Assets Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense. | ||||||||
| 1 December 18:19[133] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-278 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| KORSAT-7 (425 Project EO/IR Sat 1) |
DAPA | Low Earth (SSO) | EO/IR Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ION SCV-015 Daring Diego[134] |
D-Orbit | Low Earth (SSO) | CubeSat deployer | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Bane[135] |
York Space Systems | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| GNOMES-4[135] |
PlanetIQ | Low Earth (SSO) | Radio occultation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| KOYOH[136] |
Kanazawa University | Low Earth (SSO) | X-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
| μHETSat[135] |
SITAEL, ESA | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ALISIO-1[134] |
IAC | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  EIRSAT-1[137] |
UCD / QUB | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ ENSO (ROBUSTA 1E)[138] |
University of Montpellier | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  Hayasat-1[139] |
Bazoomq | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ Lilium-1[140] |
UNISEC Taiwan | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ LOGSATS[134] |
Patriot Infovention | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ NanoFF A[134] |
TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ NanoFF B[134] |
TU Berlin | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
⚀  SpIRIT[141] |
University of Melbourne | Low Earth (SSO) | Gamma-ray astronomy | In orbit | Operational | |||
▫  MDQubesat-1[134] |
Innova Space | Low Earth (SSO) | IoT | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2L[134] |
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2M[134] |
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ▫ Unicorn-2N[134] |
Alba Orbital | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| ⚀ 6 undisclosed satellites | TBA | Low Earth (SSO) | TBA | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First of Five dedicated launches for DAPA 425 Project (425 Project Flight 1). μHETSat was Previously manifested as a LauncherOne payload. ION SCV-012 carries Polimi's RECS refueling system, Zenno Astronautics' Z01™ SuperTorquer control system, TRL11's MI:1 edge computing system and Privateer's Pono 1 edge computing system as hosted payloads.[134] An Alba Cluster mission was launched on this flight.[124] KOYOH is part of Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration-3. EIRSAT-1 is Ireland's first satellite. | ||||||||
| 3 December 04:00:50[133] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-31 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 December 04:10[142] |
Long March 2C |
2C-Y54 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
 MisrSat-2 |
Egyptian Space Agency | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingchi-2A |
Ellipse SpaceTime | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingchi-2B |
Ellipse SpaceTime | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 4 December 05:00[143] |
SK solid fueled TV2 |
Offshore launch platform, Jeju Island[144] |
Ministry of National Defense | |||||
| S-STEP (Doory-Sat) |
Hanwha Aerospace | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Third and final test launch of the solid-fuel launch projectile developed by the ADD. First case of a civilian-led SAR satellite launch within South Korea. | ||||||||
| 4 December 23:33[145] |
Ceres-1 |
Y9 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
Galactic Energy | ||||
| Tianyan-16 |
MinoSpace | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Xingchi-1A |
Ellipse SpaceTime | Low Earth (SSO) | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Mission designated "We Won't Stop". Return to flight of Ceres-1 after a failed launch attempt on 21 September 2023. | ||||||||
| 5 December 19:24[146] |
Jielong 3 |
Y2 | Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea |
China Rocket | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 3A (Chuangxin 19) |
CAS | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
| 7 December 05:07:30[147] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-33 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 December 08:03[147] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 7-8 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 22 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 8 December 23:39:03[148] |
Zhuque-2 |
Y3 | Jiuquan LS-96 |
LandSpace | ||||
| Honghu-1 |
Spacety | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Honghu-2 |
Hongqing Technologies | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Tianyi 33 |
Spacety / HNUST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Last launch of Zhuque-2, Future launches will happen on upgraded Zhuque-2E. | ||||||||
| 10 December 01:58[149] |
Long March 2D |
2D-Y86 | Xichang LC-3 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 39-05A |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-05B |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Yaogan 39-05C |
CAS | Low Earth | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 500th launch of Long March series rockets. | ||||||||
| 14 December 14:10[150] |
Long March 2F/T |
2F-T5 | Jiuquan SLS-1 |
CASC | ||||
| Reusable Experimental Spacecraft |
CASC | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 6 September 2024 | Successful | |||
| Third flight of the reusable experimental spacecraft. | ||||||||
| 15 December 04:05[151] |
Electron |
"The Moon God Awakens" | Mahia LC-1B |
Rocket Lab | ||||
| QPS-SAR-5 (TSUKUYOMI-I) |
iQPS | Low Earth | Earth observation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Previously manifested as a LauncherOne payload. Return to flight of Electron following the failed launch of "We Will Never Desert You" on 19 September. | ||||||||
| 15 December 13:41[152] |
Long March 5 |
Y6 | Wenchang LC-1 |
CASC | ||||
| Yaogan 41 |
CAS | Geosynchronous | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First Long March 5 with Extended Payload Fairing. | ||||||||
| 16 December 09:17:48[153] |
Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat |
Baikonur Site 31/6 |
Roscosmos | |||||
| Arktika-M №2 |
Roscosmos | Molniya | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 17 December 07:00[154] |
Hyperbola-1 |
Y7 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
i-Space | ||||
| DEAR-1[155] |
AZSPACE | Low Earth | Reentry capsule | In orbit | Operational | |||
| DEAR-1 is a prototype recoverable, reusable cargo spacecraft. | ||||||||
| 19 December 04:01[156] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-34 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 21 December 08:48:39[157] |
Soyuz-2.1b[158] |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2573 (Bars-M 5L) |
VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 22 December 17:32[159] |
Firefly Alpha |
FLTA004 | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
Firefly | ||||
| Tantrum |
Lockheed Martin | Low Earth | Technology demonstration | 10 February 2024 ≈15:00[160] | Partial failure | |||
| Mission designated "Fly the Lightning". | ||||||||
| 23 December 05:33[161] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-32 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| First time a Falcon 9 booster B1058 has been reflown 19 times. | ||||||||
| 24 December 13:11[161] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
F9-284 | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
SpaceX | ||||
| SARah-2 |
Bundeswehr | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| SARah-3 |
Bundeswehr | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Spacecraft failure | |||
| Antennas on both satellites failed to deploy, rendering them inoperable.[162] | ||||||||
| 25 December 01:00[163] |
Kuaizhou 1A |
Y26 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
ExPace | ||||
| Tianmu-1 11–14 |
Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 25 December 22:39[164] |
Long March 11H |
HY5 | Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea |
CASC | ||||
| Shiyan 24C-01 |
SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Shiyan 24C-02 |
SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Shiyan 24C-03 |
SAST | Low Earth (SSO) | Technology demonstration | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 26 December 03:26[165] |
Long March 3B/E / YZ-1 |
3B-Y75 | Xichang LC-2 |
CASC | ||||
| BeiDou-3 M26 (BeiDou 57) |
CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| BeiDou-3 M28 (BeiDou 58) |
CNSA | Medium Earth | Navigation | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 December 06:50[166] |
Kuaizhou 1A |
Y27 | Jiuquan LS-95A |
ExPace | ||||
| Tianmu-1 19–22 |
Xiyong Microelectronics | Low Earth (SSO) | Meteorology | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 27 December 07:33:44[167] |
Soyuz-2.1v |
Plesetsk Site 43/4 |
RVSN RF | |||||
| Kosmos 2574 (Razbeg №1) |
VKS | Low Earth (SSO) | Reconnaissance | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 29 December 01:07:00[168] |
Falcon Heavy |
FH-009 | Kennedy LC-39A |
SpaceX | ||||
| X-37B OTV-7 (USA-349) |
DAF RCO / United States Space Force | Highly elliptical HEO[169] | Military communications | 7 March 2025 07:22 | Successful | |||
| USSF-52 mission. | ||||||||
| 29 December 04:01:40[161] |
Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Starlink Group 6-36 | Cape Canaveral SLC-40 |
SpaceX | ||||
| Starlink × 23 |
SpaceX | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| 30 December 00:13[170] |
Long March 2C / YZ-1S |
2C-Y73 | Jiuquan SLS-2 |
CASC | ||||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4A |
CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4B |
CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| Hulianwang Jishu Shiyan 4C |
CAST | Low Earth | Communications | In orbit | Operational | |||
| It is part of the Guowang (Xingwang) constellation. | ||||||||
Suborbital flights
| Date and time (UTC) | Rocket | Flight number | Launch site | LSP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payload (⚀ = CubeSat) |
Operator | Orbit | Function | Decay (UTC) | Outcome | ||
| Remarks | |||||||
| 12 July 00:59[171] |
Hwasong-18 |
Sunan |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 6,648.4 km (4,131.1 mi). | |||||||
| 24 July 14:54[172] |
Unknown missile |
|
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
| 24 July 14:59[172] |
Unknown missile |
|
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 July | Successful | ||
| Apogee: ~100 km (62 mi). | |||||||
| 10 August 15:17:10[173] |
SpaceShipTwo |
Galactic 02 | Spaceport America |
Virgin Galactic | |||
| Galactic 02 |
Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 10 August 15:32:48 | Successful | ||
| First VSS Unity flight carrying a private astronaut. Apogee: 88.5 km (55.0 mi). | |||||||
| 12 August[174] | SR-1.0 |
İğneada |
Roketsan | ||||
|
Roketsan | Suborbital | Test flight | 12 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). | |||||||
| 16 August 10:21:00[175] |
Terrier-Improved Malemute |
ROCKSAT-X 2023 | Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | |||
| RockSat-X |
Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 16 August | Launch failure | ||
| The launch failed because of an anomaly with the second stage of the launch vehicle, contact was lost 41 seconds into the flight. | |||||||
| 17 August 10:00:00[176] |
Terrier-Improved Orion |
Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | ||||
| RockOn / RockSat-C |
Colorado Space Grant Consortium | Suborbital | Education | 17 August | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 116.7 km (72.5 mi). | |||||||
| 19 August[177] | AGM-183 ARRW |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress |
United States Air Force | ||||
|
United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 19 August | Successful | ||
| 6 September 08:26[178] |
Minuteman III |
Vandenberg LF-10 |
AFGSC | ||||
|
AFGSC | Suborbital | Test flight | 6 September | Successful | ||
| Re-entered ~4,200 mi (6,800 km) downrange near Kwajalein Atoll. | |||||||
| 8 September 15:22:13[179] |
SpaceShipTwo |
Galactic 03 | Spaceport America |
Virgin Galactic | |||
| Galactic 03 |
Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 8 September 15:35 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 88.6 km (55.1 mi). | |||||||
| 27 September 21:10[180] |
UGM-133 Trident II |
DASO-32 | USS Louisiana, Western Range |
United States Navy | |||
|
United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile test | 27 September | Successful | ||
| 6 October 16:10:30[181] |
SpaceShipTwo |
Galactic 04 | Spaceport America |
Virgin Galactic | |||
| Galactic 04 |
Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 6 October 16:24:53 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 87.4 km (54.3 mi). | |||||||
| 7 October 00:19[182] |
Miura 1 |
Test Flight | El Arenosillo - Médano del Loro |
PLD Space | |||
|
ZARM | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 7 October | Partial Launch Failure | ||
| Apogee: 46 km (29 mi). Did not reached intended altitude and the rocket has not been recovered. | |||||||
| 10 October 08:00:00[183] |
 VSB-30 (S31/Improved Orion) |
HIFLIER 1 | Esrange |
DLR | |||
| HIFLIER 1 |
DLR | Suborbital | Hypersonic test flight | 10 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 190 km (120 mi). | |||||||
| 12 October[184] | AGM-183 ARRW |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress |
United States Air Force | ||||
|
United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 12 October | Successful | ||
| 14 October 16:02:01[185] |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands Missile Range |
NASA | ||||
| APEP / Apophis |
ERAU | Suborbital | Atmospheric research | 14 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 348 km (216 mi). First of three launches. | |||||||
| 14 October 16:37:01[185] |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands Missile Range |
NASA | ||||
| APEP / Apophis |
ERAU | Suborbital | Atmospheric research | 14 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 353 km (219 mi). Second of three launches. | |||||||
| 14 October 17:12:00[185] |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands Missile Range |
NASA | ||||
| APEP / Apophis |
ERAU | Suborbital | Atmospheric research | 14 October | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 352 km (219 mi). Last of three launches. | |||||||
| 18 October[186] |  Ababeel |
|
Pakistan Army | ||||
|
Pakistan Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 October | Successful | ||
| 24 October[187] | Ghauri |
|
Pakistan Army | ||||
|
Pakistan Army | Suborbital | Missile test | 24 October | Successful | ||
| 25 October[188] | Terrier Oriole |
FTM-48 | Barking Sands |
United States Navy | |||
|
United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile target | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IA target. | |||||||
| 25 October[188] | Terrier Oriole |
FTM-48 | Barking Sands |
United States Navy | |||
|
United States Navy | Suborbital | Missile target | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. SM-3 Block IA target. | |||||||
| 25 October[188] | SM-3 Block IA |
FTM-48 | USS Carl M. Levin, Pacific Ocean |
United States Navy | |||
| Kill vehicle |
United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept. | |||||||
| 25 October[188] | SM-3 Block IA |
FTM-48 | USS Carl M. Levin, Pacific Ocean |
United States Navy | |||
| Kill vehicle |
United States Navy | Suborbital | Interceptor | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48 (FTM-48) test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. Successful intercept. | |||||||
| 25 October[189] | RS-24 Yars |
|
Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
|
Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | ICBM test | 25 October | Successful | ||
| 25 October[190] | RSM-54 Sineva |
K-114 Tula, Barents Sea |
Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
|
Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | SLBM test | 25 October | Successful | ||
| Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
| 30 October 05:45[191] |
Black Brant IX |
White Sands Missile Range |
NASA | ||||
| INFUSE |
CU Boulder | Suborbital | Ultraviolet astronomy | 30 October | Successful | ||
| Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Experiment (INFUSE). Apogee: 266.8 km (165.8 mi).[192] | |||||||
| 31 October[193][194] |  Qader |
|
Houthis | ||||
| Live warhead |
Houthis | Suborbital | Missile launch | 31 October | Intercepted | ||
| Warhead was intercepted. | |||||||
| 31 October[193][194] |  Arrow 2 Block-4 |
|
IAI/IDF | ||||
|
IAF | Suborbital | Interceptor | 31 October | Successful | ||
| Intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen. | |||||||
| 1 November 07:06[195] |
Minuteman-III |
Vandenberg |
United States Air Force | ||||
|
United States Air Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 1 November | Launch failure | ||
| 2 November 15:44:40[196] |
SpaceShipTwo |
Galactic 05 | Spaceport America |
Virgin Galactic | |||
| Galactic 05 |
Virgin Galactic | Suborbital | Crewed spaceflight | 2 November 15:59 | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 87.2 km (54.2 mi). | |||||||
| 5 November[190] | RSM-56 Bulava |
K-554 Imperator Aleksandr III, White Sea |
Russian Ministry of Defence | ||||
|
Russian Ministry of Defence | Suborbital | SLBM test | 5 November | Successful | ||
| Hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula. | |||||||
| 8 November 09:41:00[197] |
Terrier Oriole |
Poker Flat LP-3 |
NASA | ||||
| DISSIPATION |
Goddard Space Flight Center | Suborbital | Thermospheric research | 8 November | Successful | ||
| 9 November 10:14:00[198] |
Black Brant XII-A |
Poker Flat LP-4 |
NASA | ||||
| Beam-PIE |
Los Alamos National Laboratory | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 9 November | Successful | ||
| 15 November[199] | Terrier Terrier Improved Malemute |
H4H 3 | Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | |||
|
Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 November | Successful | ||
| 1 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. Maiden flight of the Terrier Terrier Improved Malemure sounding rocket. | |||||||
| 15 November[199] | Terrier Terrier Improved Malemute |
H4H 3 | Wallops Flight Facility |
NASA | |||
|
Sandia National Laboratories | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 15 November | Successful | ||
| 2 of 2. High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. | |||||||
| 18 November 13:02:53[200] |
Starship |
Flight 2 | Starbase OLP-A |
SpaceX | |||
| No payload | SpaceX | Transatmospheric | Flight test | 18 November | Launch failure | ||
| Second Starship orbital test flight. | |||||||
| 18 November[201] | M51.3 |
DGA Essais de missiles |
DGA | ||||
|
DGA | Suborbital | Missile test | 18 November | Successful | ||
| 2 December 07:00:00[202] |
S-520 |
S-520-33 | Uchinoura |
JAXA | |||
| RATS-L |
JAXA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 2 December | Successful | ||
| IEP |
JAXA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 2 December | Successful | ||
| PDC |
JAXA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 2 December | Successful | ||
| NANA |
JAXA | Suborbital | Technology demonstration | 2 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 304 km (189 mi). | |||||||
| 2 December 07:30:00[203] |
VSB-30 |
Esrange |
MORABA | ||||
| MAIUS-2 |
ZARM | Suborbital | Matter wave interferometry | 2 December | Successful | ||
| Second payload launch for the Quantus IV - Maius project.[204] Apogee: 234 km (145 mi). | |||||||
| 6 December[205] | Salman |
Semnan CLP |
ISA | ||||
| Bio-capsule |
ISA | Suborbital | Biological science | 6 December | Successful | ||
| Maiden flight of the Salman sounding rocket. Apogee: 130 km (81 mi). | |||||||
| 11 December 14:38?[206] |
IRBM-T1 |
FTG-12 | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Pacific Ocean |
MDA | |||
|
MDA | Suborbital | Missile target | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-12 (FTG-12). GBI-OBV target. | |||||||
| 11 December 14:48?[206] |
GBI-OBV |
FTG-12 | Vandenberg LF-24 |
MDA | |||
|
MDA | Suborbital | Interceptor | 11 December | Successful | ||
| Flight Test Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-12 (FTG-12). Successful intercept. | |||||||
| 17 December 23:24[207] |
Hwasong-18 |
Sunan |
KPA Strategic Force | ||||
|
KPA Strategic Force | Suborbital | Missile test | 17 December | Successful | ||
| Apogee: 6,260 km (3,890 mi). | |||||||
| 19 December 16:42:28[208] |
New Shepard |
NS-24 | Corn Ranch |
Blue Origin | |||
| Blue Origin NS-24 |
Blue Origin | Suborbital | Uncrewed commercial spaceflight | 19 December 16:52:41 | Successful | ||
 Postcards |
Club For The Future | Suborbital | Education | 19 December | Successful | ||
| Uncrewed return to flight of New Shepard following the failure of the NS-23 mission in September 2022. Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). | |||||||
